Mr. Smallsreed is a partner and a member of the firm's Business & Corporate Transactions and Estates & Trusts Practice Groups.
In his business practice, Mr. Smallsreed represents all forms of business entities including solo entrepreneurs and syndicates in the formation and operation of business enterprises. He is experienced in negotiating and documenting mergers and acquisitions, dissolutions, asset sales, intellectual property development contracts, distribution and marketing agreements, international trade facilities and regulatory enforcement actions.
In his estate planning practice, Mr. Smallsreed handles business succession planning, including formation of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies; shareholder agreements; buy-sell agreements; real property acquisition and leasing; nonprofit and philanthropic entity formation and operation, including matters involving donors and affiliated entities. He regularly assists clients with insurance trusts, revocable trusts, minors' trusts, charitable remainder trusts, private foundations and public charities. He is also experienced in trust administration and probate procedures including those that apply to the acquisition, management, improvement and disposition of real property.
